I once heard a talk from a carpet manufacturer (this is relevant, I promise) who said that if he couldn't find a way of making carpets without exposing his workers to undue risk (they use some heavy-duty chemicals to scour wool, for example) then he WOULDN'T MAKE CARPET ANY MORE.

A bunch of celebate old dudes are going to develop a "profound theology of the woman"? This chills and amuses me in equal measures.
I mean, can you imagine the brainstorming session?

I know it's mean since they are pacifists, but I like to invite my American friends to enter through the Freedom Doors at my house.

No, I think I could write either a generic POC or a Maori character, for example. What I want to know is whether I ought to.

I do understand. I'm not sure anything she mentions in the song was ironic actually, but it's such a hideous song that I can't bring myself to listen to it to check.

I think I understand what you're saying. I personally don't buy that having sex in front of a camera for strangers to watch is inherently anti-feminist, but I admit I a) have not studied the literature on the topic closely and b) have so far never seen any porn that I feel completely comfortable about as a woman.

As a little kid in the early 90s, my sister was completely in love with Davey Jones from the Monkees (I know....). She wrote him a fan letter and a nearly 50 year old man - who believe me, was no longer cute - sent back a signed photo.
And within minutes Davey Jones' place on her bedroom walls was taken by David…

I've just been to a lecture from a white playwright who writes very ethnically diverse casts of characters. I didn't get a chance to ask him about it but maybe someone here can help me as an aspiring (white) playwright.
Is he potentially treading a line between ethnic diversity and cultural appropriation by writing…

Are we reading the same articles? I only ever see Jezzies saying they wish there was more feminist or female-friendly porn and less sexist porn out there. It's hardly wholehearted support.

Yeah I really do think

Two little tips: get a small hoop. I initially got a standard-sized one but as a beginner I was doing small projects and they didn't fit. Start with a small hoop and maybe get a bigger one if you start doing big projects.
The other thing is the cross stitching itself is time-consuming, but easy. For me the problem is…

Whatever you do, make sure the product you use doesn't have ammonia in it. The cat will think it is another cat's pee and will pee on the spot again to mark its territory. I was told by the SPCA to use a non-ammonia cleaner and then use vanilla essence to cover the smell.

And the Lord said "Lo, I have sent my son, who is the father and the son, born of a virgin unto the earth. He who believes in him shall have a pony"

I love it how it's all people who appear to be descendants of Europeans who are upset that someone descended from foreigners can be Miss America. It's like ten-thousand spoons when all you need is a knife.

A few years back my sister and I stopped giving each other presents and started doing what we call "the birthday day of fun". It's an idea that is spreading amongst out friends and family and could be adapted to a new boyfriend.
So what you do is you tell the birthday person to be at a certain place and time and…

I've been wondering the same thing about my own history. One of the times I was so drunk I was falling asleep on and off during the sex - I called the guy to come around and he was in love with me - but he knew I didn't feel that way about him. I can sort of understand why he went through with it - I don't really…

It would have been a great time-saver had I called my two children "Get Your Finger Out Of Your Nose" and "Don't Pull Your Sister's Hair".

It's complicated for sure. Like - I would have thought a political satirist dressing up as Barack Obama (minus blackface of course) to do a skit about politics - well that might be something that it might be valuable for that person to do even if he or she (the satirist) was white. But that has something to do with…

Yes. Thank you. I'm sorry for being over sensitive.
I'm a philosopher by training, so I am in the habit of trying to be precise - not because I need it to guide my own behaviour - like you I would err on the side of caution - but because I really want to understand the world.
Also the concept of cultural appropriation…

For goodness sake - I don't want to dress up as anyone - I never said I did. I'm trying to properly understand an issue.